Q My child has atopic dermatitis or rhinitis and back-to-school syndrome also recurs. Are these conditions connected to each other?
A Atopic dermatitis, rhinitis, and back-to-school syndrome often share weak digestion and hypersensitivity of the immune and autonomic nervous systems. Treatment that strengthens digestion tends to help all three at once.
Detailed Answer
Children with atopic dermatitis and allergic rhinitis often have an overactivated immune system (Th2 dominance), and in the same constitution the autonomic nervous system is also sensitive and tends to react oversensitively to stress stimuli. A pattern is frequently observed in which start-of-term stress simultaneously brings on worsening atopy or rhinitis along with back-to-school syndrome. These are not separate diseases so much as different expressions of the same constitutional weakness.
Korean Medicine Clinic Perspective
At Dongjedang, we view a child who has atopy, rhinitis, and back-to-school syndrome together as being in a state where weak digestion and weakened lung energy overlap. A prescription that tonifies the digestive system helps not only with gastrointestinal symptoms but also with skin immune regulation and recovery of the nasal mucosa, allowing us to address all three symptoms at once. For a child with such complex symptoms in or around Dong-gu and Dongincheon, Incheon, we assess all symptoms together at the first visit and establish a comprehensive treatment plan.
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